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Houses in Paris

1918

Lyonel Feininger

(American, 1871–1956)
Culture
America
Medium
woodblock
Credit Line
Gift of Andreas Feininger, T. Lux Feininger and Father Laurence Feininger in honor of Leona E. Prasse 1975.214
Catalogue raisonné
Prasse, W 76
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontal woodblock in uniform black shows a dense cityscape rendered in deep, angular gouges and frenetic strokes. Tall vertical shapes with rectangular cutouts flank the left side. Centered, a building with a peaked roof displays rows of carved windows. To the right, sharp, overlapping diagonal lines and jagged forms suggest additional structures. These recessed marks create a high-contrast relief of fragmented, architectural forms.

Houses in Paris

1918

Lyonel Feininger

(American, 1871–1956)
America

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